by CJV | May 1, 2026 | Op-Eds, Religious Liberty
At nearly ten o’clock on a winter evening in the House of Lords, one of the clearest public defences of Britain’s yeshivot came not from a rabbi, a Jewish communal spokesman, or a campaigner, but from the Bishop of Manchester. For months, the debate over under-16...
by Rabbi Yaakov Menken | Apr 24, 2026 | Headlines, Human Rights, Op-Eds
Originally published in Israel National News When Tucker Carlson described the Book of Esther as celebrating a “genocide of Persians,” he did the world a favor. Not because his perspective was correct or well-informed, but just the opposite. His obvious lie, so...
by Rabbi Jonathan Guttentag | Mar 26, 2026 | Op-Eds, Religious Liberty
By Jonathan Guttentag in Conservative Home When a European government sends soldiers onto its streets to protect synagogues and Jewish schools, it is tempting to describe the move as a tough law-and-order response. It is not. It marks a more serious shift: from...
by CJV | Dec 12, 2025 | Headlines, Coverage, Religious Liberty
By Julianne McShane in MS NOW The U.S. Department of Labor hosted a prayer service for employees this week despite warnings from legal experts that it appeared to violate the Establishment Clause of the Constitution, which mandates the separation of church and state....
by Rabbi Yaakov Menken | Oct 26, 2025 | Op-Eds, Headlines, Religious Liberty
Jewish education is undergoing a renaissance. Burgeoning antisemitism on campus has made Chabad houses the first destination for Jewish students under siege, while one of the hottest trends among teenagers in Israel is, of all things, Shabbat observance. And for the...
